Yuga

[ yoo g-uh ]

/ ˈyʊg ə /

noun Hinduism.

an age of time.

any of four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end.

Origin of Yuga

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1775–85

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Examples from the Web for yuga

And when the end of the Yuga comes, everybody will be in want.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
And the clouds will pour rain unseasonably when the end of the Yuga approaches.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
And, at the end of the Yuga, the Sudras will cease to wait upon and serve the Brahmanas.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
All this will take place at the end of the Yuga, and know that these are the signs of the end of the Yuga.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Know, O king, that the duration of the dawn is the same as that of the eve of a Yuga.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

British Dictionary definitions for yuga

Yuga

/ (ˈjʊɡə) /

noun

(in Hindu cosmology) one of the four ages of mankind, together lasting over 4 million years and marked by a progressive decline in the vitality and morals of men

Word Origin for Yuga

C18: from Sanskrit: yoke, race of men, era; see yoke

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